Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Swara

How to say it: SWAH-ruh · /ˈswɑrə/

From Sanskrit 'svara' meaning 'musical note, sound' - popular in India for love of music.

Swara was the 2,412th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 46 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 39% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,685 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,412for girls in 2025
1 in 72,072US babies
46born in 2025
#3,685projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Swara
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,412
Babies born in 202546
Share of births1 in 72,072
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−39%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,685

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Swara is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 35 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Swa
  • Sara

Honouring a Swara in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Swara is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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